Better Business Writing: The Right Approach

Wednesday, Oct. 9, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Online

Learn or revisit the basics of business writing and improve your written communication skills.

Better Business Writing teaches the basics of grammar and punctuation and demonstrates writing techniques appropriate for today’s business environment. The seminar emphasizes common writing challenges and teaches proper use of writing approach, tone, document structure, word choice, grammar, and punctuation to ensure that the message is effective and suited to the audience.

Participants engage in practice exercises and activities to prepare written documents incorporating the techniques learned and receive feedback from fellow participants and the instructor. This interactive learning environment provides the opportunity for immediate improvements in writing style and technique.

This course is beneficial for managers, supervisors and professionals who want to learn or refresh business writing skills.

Key Learning Outcomes

Understanding writing fundamentals
Using grammar and punctuation
Exploring word choice and its impact
Identifying writing considerations: audience, purpose, message
Writing with a direct and indirect approach
Using visual set-up image
Writing techniques for business correspondence – letters, memos, reports
Protocols when using email

Presented by Gardiner Centre

Event Listing 2024-10-09 8:30:00 2024-10-09 16:00:00 America/St_Johns Better Business Writing: The Right Approach Learn or revisit the basics of business writing and improve your written communication skills. Better Business Writing teaches the basics of grammar and punctuation and demonstrates writing techniques appropriate for today’s business environment. The seminar emphasizes common writing challenges and teaches proper use of writing approach, tone, document structure, word choice, grammar, and punctuation to ensure that the message is effective and suited to the audience. Participants engage in practice exercises and activities to prepare written documents incorporating the techniques learned and receive feedback from fellow participants and the instructor. This interactive learning environment provides the opportunity for immediate improvements in writing style and technique. This course is beneficial for managers, supervisors and professionals who want to learn or refresh business writing skills. Key Learning Outcomes Understanding writing fundamentals Using grammar and punctuation Exploring word choice and its impact Identifying writing considerations: audience, purpose, message Writing with a direct and indirect approach Using visual set-up image Writing techniques for business correspondence – letters, memos, reports Protocols when using email Online Gardiner Centre